Electric grass cutter



March 15, 1932 Q PHALEN 1, 49,953

ELECTRIC GRASS CUTTER Fild June 20, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 4 Inventor H v H M" Charbes Plea/6e12,,

By flawaafizw A llomcy Filed June 20, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet [nvenlor A llorney Patented Mar. is, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application filed. June 20,

This invention relates to an improved grass cutter which is operated by a portable elecdescri tion and drawings. I

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In t e drawings:

Figure 1. is an elevational view of a grass cutter or electric lawn mower constructed in accordance with the present inventive conce tion.. v

igure 2 is a side view thereof observing the structure in Figure 1 in a direction from left to right.

- Figures 3 and 4 are horizontal sections on the knee 3-3, and 4-4 respectively of Fig- Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

In the drawings, the reference character 6 desi ates the homzontalaxle having transporting wheels 7 journalled for rotation on the opposite ends thereof. The intermediate flattened portions 8 of the axle is bolted or otherwise fastened to a ring 9 as shown in Figure 3 and this rin is for ed with a flange on the upright porta 1e electric motor 10.

The motor is generally arranged to project upwardly through the central opening in an annulus 11 which forms a top shield for confining the cuttings. This member 11 is suitably connected to both thering 9 and the axle 6. The shaft of the motor is represented by the numeral 12 and this carries a rotary bladed cutter 13 disposed below the shield 11. The cutter is disposed above the lower base plate 14, and this base plate is suspended on bolts 14 attached to the end portions of the axle as shownin Figure 5 and is spaced mo. lerlal Io. 402,571.

downwardly through the medium of the surrounding spacing sleves 15.

The numeral 16 designates generally a finger-equipped safety guard for protecting the operator s knees and legs when using the device. The numeral 17 merely desi ates the operating handle which is attache suitably to the motor.

Briefly stated, the mower is characterized by a wheel supported axle having a top shield 50 11, a centralized upright portable electric motor 10 and an operating handle attached thereto. The motor shaft 1s rovided with a. rotary bladed cutter dispose in a plane below the plate 11 but above the base shield 05 plate 14' thus arranging it in the proper relationship for eflicient cutting.

The blades are of a length to project beyond the relatively narrow base plate 14' as is shown in Figure 2. They are confined to rotate within a path such as will not strike against the depending fingers of the safety guard 16, the latter being attached to and depending from the rear the plate 11-.

The method of use and operation of the de- .Vice will be quite clear to persons familiar peripheral portion of with electric motors and lawn mowers in general.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art a to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as un- 35 necessary.

Minor changes 'inshape, size, and rearrangement of details comin within the field of invention. claimed may o resorted to in actual practice if desired.

I claim:

1. In an electric lawn mower of the class described, a wheel supported axle, a central vertical portable electric motor attached to said axle, an annular plate surrounding said motor and supported by the axle and disposed in a plane substantially even with the axle and confined betweenthe wheels, a air of hanger bolts attached to. and depen ing from the end portions of the axle, .a base plate 1 a plane an suspended b said bolts in spaced parallelism below, said named plate spacin means surroundin the bolts and ocated tween the axle an top surface of the base plate, the" 5 shaft of the motor depending into the space between the said plate, and a rotary horizontal bladed cutter carried by said shaft and havin its end portion pro ecting outwardly beyon the end portions of said base late. 1o 2. In an electric lawn mower of t e class described, a wheel supported axle, a central vertical portable electric motor attached to said axle, an annular plate surrounding said motor supported b the axle d disposed in stantia y even wit the axle and confined between the wheels, a air-of hanger bolts attached to and depen ing from the end portions of the axle, a base plate suspended b said bolts in spaced parallelism below said rst named plate, s acingmeans surroundin the bolts and-lo'c ted between the axle an top surface ofthe base.p late, the shaft of the motor depending ripto the space between the said plate, and a ary horizon- 25 tel bladed cutter carried by said shaft andhavin its e ndfortion projectin outwardly beyon the en portions of sai base plate, together with a substantiall arcuate fingereguipped ard attached to t e mar a1 por- 30 tion of t e top plate and dependi h g mto close Kroximity to the surface.

3. mower of' the class described comprismg an axle, a wheel at each end thereof, a motor supported by the axle, upper. and low- 35 or horizontal plates su ported from the axle and spaced apart, the s aft of said motor extending in the said space, a rotary member attached to the shaft and located between the plates, blades on the member extending be-. o yond the front part of the lowerv plate and a I plurahty of fingers connected with the rear part of the top plate and de endingdown- Lardly to form guards for t e cutter memr. v s In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES PHALEN. I 

